Match-box.



. L J. P. JENNINGS.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED FEBJ, 1914.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914:`

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UNHED f f L'Ufrnnnivr. JENNINGSUAND Jon-N RJENNINGS, cs sTAnymGINIA.i if f i i autobom imag concern 'i and JOHN P. JENnINGs", citizens `of theUnited a certain new and useful f 'linprovements `MatchBoXes, ofhwhichtheffollowinggis a lL specification.

described character such "as maybe operatedr lto deliverl ya singlematch at a` timev and 1 v wherein the box will be automatically closedStates7 residing at Star,i`n` `the countyof Carroll and StateofVirginia'jhave invented This inventionirelatestomatch of suchfde- `moreparticularly to the" class `vicesdesi'gnedto be carried the pocket-. j jTheprimary object of the presentginven-1 tionisrto provide a; matchboxof the above upontheextraction of each match.`

The invention has as av'furthernobjeot to provide a single deliverymatch ,b oX wherein one extremity ofthe 5` the match, thusfpreventingaccidental `loss `of `the match j upon its deliveryr"from the boxiAndstill a further object lof this invention l r" f istolgenerallyimprove theconstruction and i increase the eiiciency of devices of theabove described'character. s

: With these andfother objects jvview,` the,

invention will be more fully descrbed, ,illus -In the drawings'--liigure1iy yisfalslightly enlarged perspective' view f of our .improved "matchboX especially showing the plunger for delivering the matchesfrom'theboXuaIldthe spring pressed closure plate forthe delivery opening. Fig,l2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the `plun'gerinnormal-position `Fig. 3 is 'a transverse sectional-view taken on theline 3--3 l'of' Fig. 2, showing the foot :formed at oneeXtremity of theejector; `said footy being provided ,withqshoulders engagf i i ingagainst thek inner faceof one edge of the i `boznand Figfis afragmentary perspective 1 viewof a portion of the ejector showing the foperating sleeve r carried thereby and; the y Correspondingand Vlikeparts are referred@y "z,- f iny all the ,views of the drawingsby thelsame* rl reference characters. i

f "In the drawings Vwherein weA fmatch ejecting -foot formed on theejector.

to in the following description and indicated have illus- Be itknownthat we, Lucrinin'M,v

match may be project- Y edexteriorly of the box; and held.. i n suchfposition vpending-the complete removalof vjtrated thepreferrediembodimentof our' 'iniA Speciication qfizetteis Patent. Q-*Patented Sept,15;1912-L` l o Aiipiicaudafnegirebiuary 7,1914'.1sepi1No-lsra3os'g j 'v" o' V ventionftheimproved"match box includes acasing- 10` preferably v formed of` suitable ysheet metalli Saidcasingllmay be of vany desired thicknessbut is fpreferablyymaderelatively,v thin', as shown, so as.l not to bulge the pocletfandi'sformed with curvededges fl11 Thezwidthofthefbox maybe varied asdesired vtoy increase its capacity and] will'be of ,suiiicient"lengthfto receive ythe"r ordinary match.` Hingedly connectedrv at`f12tovv one eendy 13 of the c asiiigis fa cover "14, ysaid lcover normallyA'closing kythe matchl receivingopeny i ing in the casing 10. a l Formedat fone extretion 15 adjacentonev end 16y of `the casing "10 isf alateralflextension l177V said iexten` aayff a@ @agee-0a f sionterminating vin 'longitudinally disposed if i spaced ears 18 designed tokhingedly support uponfa pintle19, a cover plate20, One exe.y tremity ofsald platev is bent about the pintle 19 asshown at 21, the freeextremity thereof i bearing against theend of the edge portion 15 andclosing, in normal position, the de-V livery opening 22 formed intheendportion 16 adjacent theje'Xtension A'spring 23 is seated byoneextremity in thefeXtension 17 the `intermediate portion 4of thespring being bent to extendabove the pintle 19 and beari ing bydits freeextremity 24 against,v the cover plate-20 normally tending to `hold saidplate inclosed position.'l i

l Slidably 4mounted 4uponvthe casing10 eX- V teriorly ofthe `edgeportion 15 is a spring pressedy ejector 2 5. Said ejectorincludes a stem2 6,.of a length to be received between `theend portions of thecasing10, and has formed thereon at one extremity a. foot 27. Said @foot isslidably mounted Y in' a` longitudinally extending slot 28 formed in theedge :portion 15, the f reeextremity 2 9y ofthefoot extending within thecasing a suiiicientv dis`- tance" to engage the end of a match and beinglaterally enlarged to provide' shouldersA 3() which bear against-theinner face of the edge portion 15 thus connectingthestern to the icovcasing 10,VThe opposite extremity of the stem`2 5` is? mountedjto slidefreely through longitudinally extendingb'ore 31A formed in ,theeXtension17] adjacent thel upstanding ears 18. T Flieg:y extension 17T-thus formsa guide for'the [free extremity of the stem. 1

casingy 10 is an operating sleeve 32, saidy Securedftothegstem 26adjacent ythe foot 27` and mounted to, slideA freely` uponthe i no f 7.A device of the character described inciuding` a casing formed with a`delivery opening, a spring-pressed closure for said opening, a springofthe casing. j 8. A device of the character described in- Y cluding acasing formed With a rdelivery opening, ing and providing a deliverysion,jand

the casing7 sald ejector including a stem ar` ranged for movement Ainsaid guide" and the ejector is actuated, and n an operatingsieevemounted upon saidstem and arranged to vembrace the adjacent edgevan extension formed on said casf1 guide, a closure-for the openingmounted upon said extent a shiftableejector mounted upon,

adapted tion as the ejector vis actuated. y 9. A device of the characterciuding a casing formed with a delivery opening, a closure for saidopening,v anda shiftable ejector mounted upon thefcasing andadaptedtomove said closure to open tor including `a foot extending within thecasing, and a stem 'arranged exteriorlyof i the casing.

In testlmony tures 1n presence of two kW1tnesses.

"Witnesses c E. D. WORRELL, J.`DALT0N.

to move the ciosureto `open posi#` hereof We aiiix our signa-V` LUTHERM. JENNINGS.

described iny position as the ejector is actuated, said ejec- Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,` K Washingtonfl). C. i i

